skullman
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Hey guys . . .
I just picked up my new toy - a Total Performance T-Bucket. Although the car was completed about 10 years ago, it only has 5000+ miles on it. I bought it knowing the engine would have to be replaced because of a broken ring. I've gone over the bucket and have a couple of questions. The first involves the steering which is thru a reversed corvair steering box. It has more excess play in it before moving the wheels than it should. Can anyone tell me how to adjust for that? Also related to the steering box is the long pitman arm. The one on the car only clears the ground by about 3 inches. I read that there is (or will be) a shorter one available. Does anyone have any information as where I might get the shorter arm. My next question is about the brakes. There is a lot loose sloppy travel between full release and actual contact. Feels like there may be a spring or something missing that would pull the pedal back on release. Any thoughts about this. And is there any technical or functional reason the brake pedal has to be so straight up and down? I find this very uncomfortable and was going to cut the arm back a couple of inches and angle the pedal to match the angle of the gas pedal. Since these are things that are difficult to get to I would like to take care of them while I have the engine and transmission. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I have attached a couple of photos.
I just picked up my new toy - a Total Performance T-Bucket. Although the car was completed about 10 years ago, it only has 5000+ miles on it. I bought it knowing the engine would have to be replaced because of a broken ring. I've gone over the bucket and have a couple of questions. The first involves the steering which is thru a reversed corvair steering box. It has more excess play in it before moving the wheels than it should. Can anyone tell me how to adjust for that? Also related to the steering box is the long pitman arm. The one on the car only clears the ground by about 3 inches. I read that there is (or will be) a shorter one available. Does anyone have any information as where I might get the shorter arm. My next question is about the brakes. There is a lot loose sloppy travel between full release and actual contact. Feels like there may be a spring or something missing that would pull the pedal back on release. Any thoughts about this. And is there any technical or functional reason the brake pedal has to be so straight up and down? I find this very uncomfortable and was going to cut the arm back a couple of inches and angle the pedal to match the angle of the gas pedal. Since these are things that are difficult to get to I would like to take care of them while I have the engine and transmission. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. I have attached a couple of photos.